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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Selena Gomez, 20, will be on the September cover of Teen Vogue. Let's see what Selena had to say to Teen Vogue.

One direction: up close with Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez is a mini mogul with an acting and singing career, a perfume and fashion line, and a supernova boyfriend. So what more could Selena Gomez want? As it turns out, a lot.

On moving away from teen roles: "Monte Carlo was a good step for me at the time, but I would never want to do something like that again."

On her acting goals: "Being part of the Disney Channel was such a blessing, and I'm super happy with what my show accomplished, but acting is something I would like to take on more seriously. I don't necessarily feel accomplished. I want to create a whole different persona when it comes to acting."

On her next album: "It's going to be different—a little older but still really fun."

On her dream music collaboration: "Who I would die to work with, but I don't think he ever would—I don't even think he's doing music anymore — is Justin Timberlake. Just 'cause I love his music sooo much."

On her personal style: "I've never been comfortable with saying, 'Here's a top that I'm going to sell for $350, and it's just a T-shirt.' I get sent things that are really nice, and I'm like, 'This is cute,' and I look at the tag and it's $200. I'm like, Oh my gosh, people probably think I buy it, and I don't. It's really weird."

On her relationship: "It's really fun. I'm lucky. I'm 20. I don't take anything in my personal life too seriously. I have great friends and a solid group of people I love. I feel like everything else will come organically."

Photographs in this article are courtesy of Teen Vogue. We hope you will pick up the September edition of Teen Vogue with Selena Gomez on the cover.

London, England - The United States women's team won gold with a score of 183.596 at the 2012 Olympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena. Russia earned silver with a 178.530 and Romania took bronze with a 176.414. China placed fourth with a 174.430.

This is the second women's team gold in U.S. history, the first coming in 1996. The gold-medal finish is the sixth consecutive team medal for the U.S. women. Dating back to 1992, it is the second-longest active women's Olympic team medal streak behind Romania (1976-2012).

The USA had the highest team score on vault (48.132), balance beam (45.299) and floor exercise (45.366). The U.S. placed third on uneven bars (44.799) behind China (46.399) and Russia (46.166).

Women's National Team Coordinator Martha Karolyi said, "We are certainly enjoying this moment. This is the result of the teamwork and what we did through the years. All the hard work paid off in the end."

The USA women started off strong on vault. Wieber, Douglas and Maroney all competed a Yurchenko two-and-a-half, also known as an Amanar. Wieber scored a 15.933, Douglas scored a 15.966 and Maroney stuck her vault and received the highest U.S. vault score with a 16.233. The USA scored 48.132 on vault and was 1.733 points ahead of China, who started on bars. Russia, who started on vault, was third.

Wieber once again led off for the USA on uneven bars, scoring a 14.666 for her solid routine complete with a full twisting double layout dismount. Ross showed precise lines, high release moves and stuck her double layout dismount to earn a 14.933. Douglas anchored the team for the U.S. and scored an impressive 15.200 for her sky-high release moves and double layout dismount. USA continued the lead with a 92.931 to Russia's 92.532.

On beam, Ross got the U.S. off to a good start with her routine, scoring a 15.133. Ross competed a front aerial to flip flop, layout stepout and dismounted with a double tuck. Douglas' routine, complete with her standing full and flip flop series to double pike, scored a 15.233. Raisman's routine included a solid flip flop layout series and she dismounted with her double Arabian dismount to score a 14.933. The USA team score after three events 138.230 to Russia's 136.931.

Douglas showed off on floor exercise with her dazzling smile and impressive tumbling and dance to score a 15.066. She mounted with a one-and-a-half to triple full and and dismounted with a double tuck to jump. Wieber hit the routine of her life complete with a double twisting double back and a one-and-a-half to triple full to score a 15.000. Raisman, who medaled on floor at the 2011 World Championships, showed impressive tumbling complete with a one-and-a-half to double Arabian and second pass of a pike double Arabian to jump to clinch the medal for the U.S. with her score of 15.300.

Quotes from the team:

Douglas on the importance of a strong start on vault: "We were all spot on. We stuck three 2.5 (Amanar vaults) and its contagious. I'm so proud of these girls. We did awesome. A lot of hard work and sacrifice in the gym, and it all pays off."

Maroney on her role after competing on vault, her only event of the night: "I just wanted them to do so well and I'm just so proud of them. I was screaming and yelling. That last event on floor was really exhilarating, but amazing at the same time. I don't think I will ever, ever forget that."

Raisman on having to wait until the third event to compete: "I just kept moving and cheering on the Team USA girls. When the Russians were going, I didn't pay attention to them. It wasn't that bad. It went by pretty quick."

Ross on the U.S. accomplishing its goal of a team gold: "We all did our events the best that we could and hit our routines, and we are all really proud of each other. It was really fun watching floor. McKayla and I were together cheering as loud as we could. We were screaming so loud."

Wieber on working as a team: "This couldn't be possible without everyone stepping up today. Everyone did their job and was completely amazing. I am so excited."

USAGym.org, the USA Gymnastics official website, is a great source for information about the sport: latest news, the schedule of its premier events, athlete biographies, videos, photo galleries, live scoring from major events and more. USA Gymnastics also has usagymclub.org, which is a resource center for parents of potential and existing gymnasts.

TeamUSA.org, the U.S. Olympic Committee's website will also be a good resource for information on the Team USA in London.

NBCOlympics.com - NBC is the broadcast and web source for coverage and news on the Olympic Games. NBCOlympics.com will carry live coverage of every gymnastics session as well as all sports, and maintain an archive for on-demand coverage. A special "Live Extra" app for smartphones and tablets is available as well.

For gymnastics, viewing options will include a single "integrated" feed showing various competitors (akin to watching on TV), plus separate feeds for each apparatus.

Dozens of prints of
Maurice “Jake” Day’s imaginative artwork, including this one
called “Mountain Climbing Bears,” are on display at Pemaquid
Watershed Association through August 17.

HURRY
IN TO VIEW SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF JAKE DAY PRINTS AT PWA

Damariscotta, ME
− July 30, 2012 − Damariscotta-born Maurice “Jake” Day,
famous in part for his illustrations for Walt Disney’s Bambi, used
to tell his children and grandchildren "To walk slowly,
stop often, and look." Now, to encourage
the public to do just that, an exhibit of some of his famous and
lesser known works is on display through August 17 at Pemaquid
Watershed Association’s (PWA) office suite in downtown
Damariscotta.

Maurice “Jake”
Day was born in Damariscotta in 1892 and became an internationally
renowned artist, sculptor, photographer, and naturalist. In
particular, he is noted as “Maine’s Bambi Connection” for his
illustration work for Walt Disney. Maurice’s grandson, Daniel Day,
along with Daniel’s wife Sandi, have a pondside home within the
Pemaquid River watershed and offered PWA the opportunity to present a
special print collection of their grandfather’s artwork as a
fundraiser in support of the PWA mission. “Pap,” as they lovingly
refer to him, created witty imaginative art depicting a menagerie of
mischievous wild critters – from chipmunks to gentle bears --
joyously cavorting deep in the forest. He painted wilderness,
majestic meadow to mountain, and coastal scenes to delight. PWA is
pleased to collaborate with Daniel and Sandi Day to share Jake Day’s
art with the hope that people feel his spirit and the reverence he
had for the Maine animals and scenes he so loved.

The exhibit may
be viewed weekdays from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. by visiting PWA, located
above Salt Bay Café and the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce.
For more information and a map to PWA, visit
www.pemaquidwatershed.org.
The Day family is donating 35% of proceeds from sales to support
PWA’s mission of conserving the natural resources of the Pemaquid
Peninsula through land and water stewardship and education.

Not the least of which was advancing to the final in the women’s double sculls at the 2012 Olympic Games with her teammate Sarah Trowbridge (Guilford, Conn.), or the birthday she has coming up in two days.

One of the biggest reasons Shumway, 32, of Westlake, Ohio, had to be thankful for, was that her mother, Julia, was here to see her achieve a dream. Julia Shumway, 63, was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago, and is in the middle of a second-round of chemotherapy.

And so, only minutes after climbing out of their boat, both Shumway and Trowbridge walked immediately to the friends and family section and gave Margot’s mother a long three-way hug.

“It is hard and it isn’t,” Shumway said later, while glancing back at her mother who was wearing a pink scarf and sitting in a wheel chair surrounded by family.

“It was definitely harder when she was first diagnosed, because it was just such an unknown,” she said. “But it’s been two years now, she was off chemo for a full year, but she’s back on it now to she if she can keep everything at bay for a little longer.

“Just look at her. She’s in London in the middle of chemo and just fighting through it, so I’m proud of her, and it’s tough, but my whole family is here and nothing could be better than that,” she said.

“Instead of focusing on worrying, I focus on celebrating the moment and what we have and that’s something I definitely take from my mom, because she is just so thankful that she is here and healthy and with all of her children and her husband and celebrating this awesome experience.”

Camden/Rockport, Maine - Camden gardener and Merryspring volunteer Wendy Andresen will present the third installment of her monthly lecture series entitled “Tending the Perennial Garden” at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, August 7 at 12:00 noon.

The third session in her continuing series, Wendy will provide helpful tips and demonstrate practices to encourage your perennial garden to flourish this summer. At the start of a new month, every class is different. As the seasons progress, the series adapts to accommodate the changes in the perennial garden. Andresen’s presentation will reference Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s essential garden manual The Well Tended Perennial Garden. Copies of that book and other garden tools and accessories will be available for purchase.

Participants for this talk should meet outside at Merryspring’s gazebo at noon. Guests are reminded to wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing to this event.

This presentation is part of the Summer Talk Series, cosponsored by Camden National Bank and Jaret & Cohn Real Estate.

Admission to the Tuesday Talks is free to Merryspring members and children, with a nominal $5 fee for non-members.

Merryspring is a member-supported, non-profit nature education center and park located at the end of Conway Road just off Rt. 1 by the Hannaford shopping plaza in Camden. For more information, call Merryspring at 236-2239

Lewiston, Maine - Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes CMMC’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

“With a stroke, time lost is brain lost, and the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award addresses the important element of time,” said Daniel Bobker, M.D., CMMC’s Inpatient Neurologist. Central Maine Medical Center has developed a comprehensive system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department. This includes always being equipped to provide brain imaging scans, having neurologists available to conduct patient evaluations and using clot-busting medications when appropriate.

To receive the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award, CMMC consistently followed the treatment guidelines in the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke program for 90 days. These include aggressive use of medications like tPA, antithrombotics, anticoagulation therapy, DVT prophylaxis, cholesterol reducing drugs, and smoking cessation. The 90-day evaluation period is the first in an ongoing self-evaluation by the hospital to continually reach the 85 percent compliance level needed to sustain this award.

“We commend Central Maine Medical Center for its success in implementing standards of care andprotocols,” said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the national Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.. “The full implementation of acute care and secondary prevention recommendations and guidelines is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of stroke patients.”

Get With The Guidelines–Stroke uses the “teachable moment,” the time soon after a patient has had a stroke, when they are most likely to listen to and follow their healthcare professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate that patients who are taught how to manage their risk factors while still in thehospital reduce their risk of a second stroke. Through Get With The Guidelines–Stroke, customized patient education materials are made available at the point of discharge, based on patients’ individual risk profiles. The take-away materials are written in an easy-to-understand format and are available in English and Spanish. In addition, the Get With The Guidelines Patient Management Tool provides access to up-to-date cardiovascular and stroke science at the point of care.

“The time is right for Central Maine Medical Center to be focused on improving the quality of stroke care by implementing Get With The Guidelines–Stroke. The number of acute ischemic stroke patients eligible for treatment is expected to grow over the next decade due to increasing stroke incidence and a largeaging population,” said Dr. Bobker.

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.

Camden/Rockport, Maine - Families and children are invited to Merryspring Nature Center to participate in a free orienteering and outdoor navigation workshop on Sunday, August 5 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

The third in a series of free summer workshops, Orienteering and Outdoor Navigation Day will instruct children and families about basic backcountry voyaging skills. Guests of all ages are invited to take part in a host of activities, including determining height of trees with only a pencil, finding north using a wrist watch, and of course to take their first steps into orienteering. A compass course will be erected for those who wish to test their new skills traversing the Merryspring grounds.

Orienteering and Outdoor Navigation Day will start outside at the Hexagon gazebo. Interested participants are encouraged to bring an orienteering compass if already owned, but not necessary. A limited number of compasses will be available for use.

The Free Family Workshop series offers a wide array of educational events from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on select Sundays throughout the summer. These workshops are open free of charge to members and non-members alike. For more information on this event or any upcoming events, please contact Merryspring at 236-2239 or info@merryspring.org.

Merryspring is a member-supported, non-profit nature education center and park located at the end of Conway Road just off Rt. 1 by the Hannaford shopping plaza in Camden.

The programs, which include walks, talks and activities in the beautiful, natural setting of the park, are free with park admission. No reservations are needed, except for large groups. Programs last about one hour, weather permitting, and are suitable for children and adults.

Most programs start at the circle of benches at the end of the park’s second parking lot, unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, Aug. 5, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Monday, Aug. 6, Tree Hunt – Stop by the benches to get your papers for this fun, self-guiding hunt, and then come back afterwards to see how well you did. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Tuesday, Aug. 7, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Friday, Aug. 10, Hike with the Ranger – Enjoy the best that the park has to offer in this season with a knowledgeable guide. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Saturday, Aug. 11, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Sunday, Aug. 12, Steamer Dig – Learn about the life and times of the soft-shell clam. Then try your hand at digging this delicacy of the deep mud with an experienced guide. (Bring mud sneakers or high boots, gloves, and clam hoe or spading fork.) 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Thursday, Aug. 16, Drawing From Nature – Use drawing and art as a way to get up close and personal with the wildlife in the park. Drawing materials will be provided, visitors are invited to bring their own if they prefer. 2 p.m., meet at the benches by the second parking lot. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Friday, Aug. 17, Stories in Stone – Get to know the story of Maine’s rockbound coast on this walk with talks and activities. 2 p.m., meet at the circle of benches by the second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465.

Saturday, Aug. 18, Wild Relatives – Everyone has them! Get acquainted with the wild relatives of things in and around your home on this tour. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. one hour program, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Sunday, Aug. 19, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Monday, Aug. 20, Tree Hunt – Stop by the benches to get your papers for this fun, self-guiding hunt, and then come back afterwards to see how well you did. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Tuesday, Aug. 21, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Wednesday, Aug. 22, Hike with the Ranger – Enjoy the best that the park has to offer in this season with a knowledgeable guide. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Thursday, Aug. 23, Who Lived Here Before Us? – Learn about the history of a very special part of the Maine coast, and discover where we can still see signs of the past today. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour program, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Saturday, Aug. 25, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Sunday, Aug. 26, Tide Pools - Visit this informal program on the rocky shore near Googins Island to discover the secrets of a tide pool. Stop by the shore anytime from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465.

Monday, Aug. 27, Secrets of the Shore – Discover the secrets of life in the salt marsh, mud flat, and rocky shore in this one hour tour. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. one hour program, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Tuesday, Aug. 28, Osprey Watch - Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Thursday, Aug. 30, Forest and Shore Tour – Get to know the things that live in the park's forest and on its shores on this eye-opening tour. 2 p.m., meet at circle of benches by second parking lot, one hour, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Friday, Aug. 31, Drawing From Nature - Use drawing and art as a way to get up close and personal with the wildlife in the park. Drawing materials will be provided, visitors are invited to bring their own if they prefer. 2 p.m., meet at the benches by the second parking lot. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465

Rockport, Maine - Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites the stargazers of all ages to view the Perseids meteor shower from its Beech Hill Preserve on Saturday, August 11 from 8:30 to 10:00pm. Though the early morning hours may be best for sighting the most meteors, the sky just after dusk promises the more impressive spectacle of long streaking meteors.

Tom Hoffelder, a retired aeronautical engineer and avid amateur astronomer for 38 years, will be on hand to educate visitors about the Perseids and share deep star clusters with his large telescope. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to lay back and watch the show, as well as a flashlight to help navigate the ¾ mile walk up and down the hill. Viewing will take place next to Beech Nut, the historic stone hut at the preserve’s summit, and the Land Trust asks that visitors park in the Beech Hill Road parking lot.

Coastal Mountains Land Trust has been working for more than 25 years to permanently conserve land to benefit the natural and human communities of western Penobscot Bay. For more information, or directions to the Beech Hill Preserve, please call (207) 236-7091 or visit www.coastalmountains.org.

REINPRECHTS: SHARING THE JOURNEY
BY VIRGINIA HARRISON
For sisters Katie and Julia Reinprecht, their first Olympic experience
has been a little extra sweet. From grabbing pictures of the sights of
London to facing the world’s best on the field, the quest for a medal is
simply more enjoyable when shared with a best friend.
“This whole journey to the Olympic Games has been really incredible,
and to be able to do it with my sister just makes it even more memorable,”
said Katie Reinprecht, the elder of the two by 21 months. “It’s
really been an indescribable experience.”
The first pair of sisters in U.S. field hockey history has already helped

Team USA claim gold at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Rein-prechts will also play key roles in the team’s bid for an Olympic medal, which would be the first since 1984.

But the international stage was not the first platform where the siblings competed together as the two have spent most of their careers following in the footsteps of eldest sister, Sarah Reinprecht. In 2009, Sarah Reinprecht graduated from Princeton University, capping her illustrious career as a four-time All-Ivy League selection. The younger siblings were sold.

“We knew we wanted to go to school together, and after seeing how much Sarah enjoyed Princeton and the great school it was, we couldn’t pass that up,” said Julia Reinprecht. “Sarah was always the

most level-headed of the three of us, and choosing Princeton was a good balance of academics and the athletics.”

While at Princeton, Katie Reinprecht was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and First Team All-American, while her sister earned the 2009 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and was twice named a Second

Team All-America selection.

It’s no coincidence that the sisters all chose field hockey as their specialty. Their mother, Tina Reinprecht, was their high school coach and founded a club field hockey program, Mystyx, for which they all played. After trying many different sports, the club helped them discover their mother’s passion for the game.

“I didn’t love field hockey when I first played,” Katie Reinprecht said. “I was more into soccer, so I pursued that path. But then when I started playing with Mystyx I started to realize how much I enjoyed the sport.

My mom never pushed it on us, but she definitely influenced it.”

When it was time to commit fully to playing at the national level, it was also a group decision. In preparation for the 2012 Games, they took a year off from college to train with Team USA in Chula Vista, Calif.

They worked out five days per week and took up sports psychology training. In the meantime, they traveled all over the world for competition, side by side.

Even though Katie Reinprecht was named to the team before her

sister, she felt they were together all along. “I first was named on the team in 2009, but I didn’t feel that way until I moved out to train full-time,” Katie Reinprecht said. “That was actually

when Julia and a bunch of the other girls moved out, too. Technically I’ve been on the team longer, but it really feels like we both came into our own around the same time.”

Now in London, the entire family can celebrate the field hockey legacy they’ve built when the team takes the pitch for the second game of pool play tonight (July 31). For the sisters, the game will mark another

experience to their list of shared memories.

“Luckily, we both made the team, so we’ve been able to celebrate together and share the joy,” Julia Reinprecht said. “We’re kind of attached at the hip. It’s just been awesome to share this experience

with someone so close to you. It’s a rare, rare opportunity, so we’re totally grateful for each other.”

BOUDIA, MCCRORY END MEDAL DROUGHT
BY KAREN ROSEN
David Boudia and Nick McCrory smiled and chatted during their Olympic diving competition
Monday (July 30), their lack of nerves perfectly in sync.
“We just joked back and forth,” said McCrory, 20, of Chapel Hill, N.C. “That’s always when
we dive our best.
“We do a fist bump before every dive, like ‘Let’s do it.’ That puts us both at ease and prepares
us mentally for doing a dive just like we would in practice without the added pressure
of, you know, 17,000 people watching.”
And that’s not to mention the millions of people around the world who saw the diving duo win
the bronze medal in men’s synchronized 10-meter platform, ending a 16-year-medal drought
for the U.S. men in the sport.
Kelci Bryant and Abby Johnston, who took silver in women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard
on Sunday, had already won the first U.S. diving medal since 2000.
Now it was the men’s turn for a breakthrough at the Aquatics Centre. In 10-meter synchronized
diving, they had to climb a tower as high as two London double-decker buses stacked end to end, dive off so their flips and twists mirrored each other, and try not to make too big of a splash.
“We’re so excited to be able to dive two days and get two medals out of it,” said Boudia, 23, of Noblesville, Ind., the reigning world silver medalist on platform. “There’s so much more in the tank. Nick and I
are now excited to be going individual (Aug. 9-10). We got everything out of the way, now we can go in there with the exact same mind frame – relaxed – and stay in control one dive at the time.”
In the 2008 Games, Boudia placed fifth in the same event with partner Thomas Finchum. This time, he and McCrory had a new perspective that involved “not being so wrapped up in getting this thing right
here,” Boudia said, holding up the medal around his neck, but simply in striving for their best performance.
The two divers, who became partners in early 2010, finished with 463.47 points. They trailed Mexican pair Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez, who had the highest difficulty in the six-dive competition,
by fewer than six points (468.90). China won its second gold of the Games in diving, with Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan scoring 486.78. Surprisingly, the Chinese did not lead with three dives down and three
to go. That honor belonged to crowd favorites Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield of Great Britain. But the Brits botched their fourth dive, a reverse 3½ somersault, and eventually wound up fourth (454.65).
But Boudia and McCrory also had a dive that could have been better,
their third, an inward 3½ somersault. They more than made up for it on their next dive, a forward 4½ somersault (92.13 points), surpassed only by their final dive, a back 2½ somersault with 2½ twists (95.04).
McCrory was determined not to repeat the 2011 world championships, when he and Boudia dropped out of medal contention because of a bad fifth dive.“It’s almost harder to continue hitting dives when another team opens the door, because then you see, ‘Wow, I can medal, I can do this,’” he said. “We had a silver medal in the palm of our hands and I lost sight of the dive that we were on. I was thinking about getting on the
podium. “I made my mistake and I wasn’t going to make it twice.”
Boudia said that when he and McCrory got out of the pool for the last time, they had no idea where they were placed. “We were back in the locker room, and if the Brits (who dove after the
Americans) hit it then they got third,” he said. “If they didn’t, we get third. I actually put on the blue shirt hoping to get the medal instead of the white shirt going home.”
He didn’t have to change, although he said he felt for the Brits and “their dreams getting crushed.”
“But it was a little triumph for Nick and I and a cool win for USA Diving,” Boudia added “The moment was incredible.”

Hallowell, Maine - The Gaslight Theater to Produce Ken Ludwigs' "The Fox on the Fairway"
A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. It's a charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man's eternal love affair with… golf.

Bingham, president of a prestigious Country Club, is in a difficult position, less by finding out that his newly hired hand, Justin, is in love with Louise, the waitress at the club house, but by the discovery that the golfer he thought would play for his club has switched sides. He's been recruited by his counterpart and opponent, the cocky and arrogant Dickie, and the huge bet he had foolishly wagered is now likely to be lost.

Fortunately, Bingham discovers that Justin is actually quite a good golfer and finagles his nomination. Justin does not disappoint and has a huge lead, when close to its end the tournament is interrupted by bad weather. Then the romance between Justin and Louise takes a turn for the worse, threatening the outcome of the match.

Bingham is desperate, and the appearance of his wife complicates the matter, as she catches him much too close to Pamela, his sex-starved vice-president.

Can Bingham win the wager, and get his life in order?

Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, Fox on the Fairway is a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers' classics.

MALLOY WINS JUDO BRONZE
BY AUDREY SNYDER
Marti Malloy had 90 minutes to regroup, both physically and emotionally, to maintain her
Olympic dream of reaching the podium. The Oak Harbor, Wash., native had lost in the semifinals
on an ippon by Romania’s Corina Caprioriu with seven seconds left in the bout. She had
one more chance to fight her way to the bronze medal.
The first-time Olympian came back with a powerful throw to down Italy’s Giulia Quintavalle
and capture the bronze in the women’s judo 57 kg. class. Her medal is the second for an
American female and the 11th overall in U.S. Olympic judo history.
“After losing the semifinal, it’s the hardest thing in the world to come back,” Malloy said.
“You want to be mad and angry and upset, but my coach pulled me aside and said, ‘You
came here to win. You lost a close match and if you really want to win you’re going to totally
change your mindset and come back and focus on the bronze.’”
Malloy’s path to the podium was one of the toughest of the day as she opened with a match
against the No. 2 female in the world – Portugal’s flag bearer, Telma Monteiro.
“We were 0-3 against that girl but the matches have gotten closer and closer every time,”
U.S. Coach Jimmy Pedro said. “She was poised to beat her and getting into her head a little.
I let her know that Monteiro was going to feel a ton of pressure if we keep this match close.”
The first match went to overtime in eight minutes and took a lot of energy out of Malloy. However,
she rebounded with a quick second match and was able to stay composed as Pedro
stayed in her ear. A two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Pedro reminded Malloy about the
matches he lost in Atlanta and Athens and how the time spent between a loss and the next
bout makes a difference.
Malloy took a 20-minute rest after leaving the mat and then began stretching for her fifth
and final match of the day. The 26-year-old said her fitness level allowed her to feel prepared
throughout the grueling turnaround. When she felt Quintavalle beginning to falter, Malloy
relied on her film study of the Italian to quickly make a move.
“I’ve only trained with the Italian before and never fought her in competition,’ Malloy said.
“I’ve been a huge fan of hers ever since she won the Olympics in 2008. I study her judo and
really look up to her. Knowing that was an advantage for me because I know what she does.”
Malloy is unsure whether she will compete at the 2016 Games in Rio. She said she’s satisfied
with her bronze from this competition and wants to shift her focus to becoming a world
champion.
“The shock of it still gives me goosebumps,” Malloy said. She quickly added that she may
leave her job as a receptionist and enter another field of work. The thought of answering the
phone and saying, “Bronze medalist speaking,” left Malloy in stitches.
As for falling short of a chance at the gold medal, Malloy says she will not look back and
wonder what could have been had she held on for seven more seconds in the semifinals.
“I feel like I fought my behind off in that match and I think I fought well and did everything
right,” Malloy said. “What’s done is done.”
In between Malloy’s bouts, Nick Delpopolo (Westfield, N.J.) came up one win short of the
semifinals in the men’s 73 kg. class in the men’s competition. His bout with Wang Ki-Chum
was scoreless, but the judges awarded the victory to Ki.
“I didn’t do enough offense,” said Delpopolo, who finished seventh. “I had favorable grips
and I just didn’t use it enough. You wish you could get it back but it’s a good lesson learned.”

Fairfield, Maine - The Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) Foundation has been awarded three grants that will directly benefit programs and students at the College.

The grants include:

$20,000 from the Davis Family Foundation to support students whose children are attending Educare Central Maine in Waterville. The money will be used to subsidize childcare expenses for approximately 20 low-income students.

$5,000 from the Plum Creek Foundation to purchase equipment for KVCC's new Energy Services and Technology Program, a two-year associate degree program which will begin classes in the fall of 2012.

$3,000 from the Oak Grove School Foundation to support dual enrolled high school students. The money will be used to fund College fees and textbook expenses for approximately 30 low-income students who are enrolled in classes at KVCC.

The KVCC Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing area citizens with an accessible and affordable quality education. "Each of these grant awards will ensure that students are able to access and persist in reaching their professional and educational goals," said Michelle Webb, Executive Director of the KVCC Foundation.

"The Foundation is grateful for these grants and proud to have played a role in earning them from these prestigious organizations", said Jack Sutton, KVCC Foundation Chair.

To learn more about any of these grants contact Michelle Webb at mwebb@kvcc.me.edu or call (207)453-5020.

The Davis Family Foundation is a public charitable foundation established by Phyllis C. Davis and H. Halsey Davis of Falmouth, Maine, to support educational, medical and cultural/arts organizations located primarily in Maine. The Foundation was established following Mr. Davis's retirement as President and Chairman of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

The Plum Creek Foundation supports organizations that improve the quality of life in the communities where Plum Creek operates and where its employees live and work. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations throughout Plum Creek's operating area.

The Oak Grove School Foundation supports the educational and cultural needs of secondary students and non-profit organizations in the greater Central Maine area.

Kennebec Valley Community College is one of seven community colleges in Maine. KVCC prepares full-time and part-time students to enter the job market, to transfer to colleges and universities, and to achieve their professional and personal goals. Programs and services support the economic growth of the community in response to changing needs.

In 2011 and again in 2012, KVCC was named one of the top community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute, placing in the top 10 percent of two-year colleges based on student success rates.

Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers earned a spot atop the podium Monday (July 31), re-writing
the record books while claiming gold in the women’s and men’s 100-meter backstroke
events. Franklin’s time of 58.33 was an American record, while Grevers’ touched the wall in
an Olympic record-time of 52.16.
Overall, the U.S. swam away with four medals on the third night of competition at the Aquatic
Centre, with Nick Thoman and Rebecca Soni picking up silvers in the men’s 100 backstroke
and the women’s 100 breaststroke.
So far, the U.S. has collected 12 medals in London, marking a total of 500 Olympic medals
in the pool since the advent of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. The next closest team,
Australia, has accumulated a total of 153 medals. Franklin’s gold medal-winning performance
helped the U.S. realize that legacy on Monday.
“I’ve dreamed about this moment my whole life,” Franklin said. “I can’t believe it just happened.
I just can’t put it into words. It’s absolutely indescribable. After imagining it happening
for so long, it’s unbelievable.”
Franklin’s time bettered the previous American record of 58.95, which she set at last month’s
U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Monday’s swim also marked the third straight time an American
woman has won the 100 backstroke at the Olympic Games. Teammate Natalie Coughlin
won the event in 2004 and 2008.
Franklin’s win came on the heels of a tough double. She also swam in the semifinals of the
women’s 200 freestyle – just 13 minutes before the start of the 100 backstroke – qualifying
eighth for tonight’s finals.
“I love doing back-to-back doubles like that,” Franklin said. “It’s fun. I don’t have time to get
nervous.”
In the men’s 100 backstroke, Grevers was in control the whole way, overcoming a five-hundredth-
of-a-second deficit to France’s Camille LaCourt at the turn and powering his 6 foot,
7 inch frame home for the win. His teammate Thoman was sixth at the wall and crept up on
the field for the silver in 52.92.
“I kind of saved my legs on the first 50 to make sure I had a good dolphin kick off that wall,”
Grevers said. “I don’t think it’s hit me yet. I feel great right now and just want to share it withmy whole family.”
This marks the second straight Games that Americans have gone 1-2 in the men’s 100 backstroke.
Grevers won silver in the event at the 2008 Games behind teammate Aaron Peirsol,
who set the former Olympic record at 52.54.
“I thought it was really cool,” Thoman said. “The first thing I wanted to do was give him a big
hug, so I jumped over the lane rope and gave him one.”
Soni swam her typical race in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Touching sixth at the wall, she
separated herself from most of the field and closed the gap on leader Ruta Meilutyte in the
final 50 meters. In the end, she ran out of room, and Meilutyte out-touched Soni for the gold
by eight-hundredths of a second, 1:05.47 to 1:05.55. Fellow USA teammate Breeja Larson
placed sixth in 1:06.96.
Soni also won silver in the event at the 2008 Games. Monday marked the first time since
then that she lost the race at a major international competition. Still, her performance was her
fastest time this year.
“I thought I was in good enough position to win,” Soni said. “I was close but no cigar. I can’t
say I was completely satisfied because it was so close, and I gave it my all. I’m just happy to
get on the podium for Team USA.”
Heading into the Games, the men’s 200 freestyle was billed as one of the most competitive
fields of the meet. It lived up to the hype.
France’s Yannick Agnel, the hero of last night’s men’s 4x100 freestyle, jumped out to an early
lead, leaving the rest of the pack to jockey for position through the last 50 meters. Lochte
was in second for a time, but the rest of the field moved up on him coming down the homestretch.
Agnel took gold in 1:43.14, while Lochte finished fourth in 1:45.04, marking the first
swimming final where the U.S. walked away without a medal in these Games.
Americans swimming in semifinals Monday included Allison Schmitt in the women’s 200
freestyle (2nd, 1:56.15); Missy Franklin in the women’s 200m freestyle (8th, 1:57.57); Michael
Phelps in the men’s 200 butterfly (4th, 1:54.53); Tyler Clary in the men’s 200 butterfly (5th,
1:54.93); Caitlin Leverenz in the women’s 200 IM (3rd, 2:10.06) and Ariana Kukors in the
women’s 200 IM (4th, 2:10.08). The top-eight swimmers in each event will compete in tomorrow
night’s finals.

Monday, July 30, 2012

ABC Family's award-winning hit drama series, "Switched at Birth," will return with all new episodes beginning Monday, September 3 at 8:00PM ET/PT. In advance of the premiere, Hyperion will release a Switched at Birth book (available at online retailers on August 28) divulging the contents of a memoir authored by the character Kathryn Kennish (played by Lea Thompson) in the series.

In addition, the network will air a special "Switched at Birth" marathon (13 episodes) on Monday, September 3, from 7:00AM - 8:00PM ET/PT, leading up to the season 1C premiere. "Switched at Birth" is a family drama that explores blended families and deaf culture, with an array of deaf and hard-of-hearing actors, and includes scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language. "Switched at Birth" launched as the network's #1 series debut of all time in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49, and overall, ranked as the #1 new cable series of Summer 2011 across its core female demos.

The Switched at Birth book by Kathryn Kennish (played by Lea Thompson) is the inside story of the "Switched at Birth" family as only a mother could tell it. In her memoir, Kathryn reveals the surprising and intimate layers of her story-from the private details of the switched-at-birth revelation to all that occurs in its aftermath, including Regina and Daphne's move into the Kennish household. In the wake of this immense shift, secrets and previously unexamined issues from Kathryn's and her family's past surface as they are forced to reexamine everything they assumed about what makes a family a family. The book, like the show, touches on themes that any family who has ever felt different or "not normal" will recognize and appreciate.

Currently nominated for an Imagen Award and a Television Critics Association Award, "Switched at Birth" has been honored with AFTRA's (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) American Scene "Crystal" Award(r)", the Producers Guild of America George Sunga Award and a Gracie Award.

"Switched at Birth" is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss ("Blue Crush"), Paul Stupin ("Make It or Break It"), Becky Hartman Edwards ("Parenthood") and John Ziffren ("Melissa & Joey," "Make It or Break It"). The series also stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano ("Gilmore Girls") as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie ("George Lopez") as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett ("Friday Night Lights") as John Kennish; Lea Thompson ("Back to the Future," "Caroline in the City") as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel ("High School Musical") as Toby Kennish; and Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe, along with guest stars Gilles Marini ("Dancing with the Stars") and Marlee Matlin ("The West Wing").

London, England - The United States men's team finished fifth with a score of 269.952 at the 2012 Olympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena. China earned gold with a 275.997, Japan took silver with a 271.952 and the Great Britain earned bronze with a 271.711. The Ukraine was fourth with a 271.526.

Men's Olympic Team coach Kevin Mazeika said, "We saw what they were capable of in the team prelims, but team finals is a new competition and that's why we have the competition. The guys fought really hard from start to finish."

The USA men started off on floor exercise. Leyva led off with his layout double-twisting double-back mount and a double layout dismount to score 15.200. Mikulak mounted with a double-twisting double tuck and dismounted with a triple full but put his hands down to score a 14.600. Dalton anchored the team on this event with his routine that included an Arabian double layout mount and a triple twist dismount, which scored a 15.466.

On pommel horse, Leyva scored a 13.400 due to a problem in the middle of his routine. Mikulak hit a nice routine, which included a single pommel Russian Tong Fei and triple Russian, to score a 14.500. Orozco had some trouble with his pommel horse routine and scored a 12.733.

Dalton was the lead gymnast on still rings showing a pike and tuck Yamawaki and double twisting, double back dismount, which scored a 15.033. Horton added a 15.266 to the team total with his routine, which included an Azarian Maltese and a back uprise Maltese, bounce cross. He dismounted with a tucked double twisting, double back. Orozco finished on the event, showing an Azarian L cross and a tuck Yamawaki, back uprise straddle planche and dismounting with a one-and-a-half twisting double back for a 14.958.

On vault, Orozco sat down on his front handspring double full twist and scored a 14.600.

Mikulak and Dalton, both with a 7.0 start value vaults, showed an impressive Kasamatsu double twist (which is actually three twists), scoring a 15.966 and 16.066, respectively.

Mikulak's parallel bars routine included a front uprise Suarez, Tippelt and a double pike dismount to score a 15.266. Orozco's routine was solid with a front one-and-a-quarter and a stuck double pike dismount, which scored a 15.133. 2011 parallel bars World Champion Leyva performed with ease, showing a peach Diamodov, a giant Diamodov half and a double pike dismount to score a 15.366.

On the last event, horizontal bar, the USA men hit three for three routines. Orozco led off with his Liukin, layout Tkatchev and full twisting double layout dismount. Orozco scored a 15.333. 2008 Olympic high bar silver medalist Horton performed a Zou Li Min, a Cassina, a layout Kovacs and dismounted with a full twisting double layout to score a 15.200. Leyva performed his usual breathtaking routine, which included a Liukin, layout Kovacs, layout Tkatchev and a layout double twisting double back, which scored a 15.866.

Horton said, "I'm just really proud of the guys. We struggled, but we continued to show what this team is about. We have this never stop fighting attitude and that's exactly what we did. We never stopped fighting in this competition. Deep down in my heart I believe we are a great team."

USAGym.org, the USA Gymnastics official website, is a great source for information about the sport: latest news, the schedule of its premier events, athlete biographies, videos, photo galleries, live scoring from major events and more. USA Gymnastics also has usagymclub.org, which is a resource center for parents of potential and existing gymnasts.

TeamUSA.org, the U.S. Olympic Committee's website will also be a good resource for information on the Team USA in London.

NBCOlympics.com - NBC is the broadcast and web source for coverage and news on the Olympic Games. NBCOlympics.com will carry live coverage of every gymnastics session as well as all sports, and maintain an archive for on-demand coverage. A special "Live Extra" app for smartphones and tablets is available as well.

For gymnastics, viewing options will include a single "integrated" feed showing various competitors (akin to watching on TV), plus separate feeds for each apparatus.
Check your local listings for dates and times in your area here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings/index.html.